Author Archives: Meg Rayborn Dawson

Immunity to COVID-19 lasts up to 8 months after infection, study reveals

(© Rostislav Sedlacek – stock.adobe.com) Immunity to COVID-19 lasts up to 8 months after infection, study reveals by Chris Melore MELBOURNE, Australia — As coronavirus vaccines finally get distributed across the world, the next question is how long will they last. … Continue reading

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EVIDENCE: In-Person School is Safe, as Long as Virus Is Controlled

More Evidence Suggests In-Person School is Safe, as Long as Virus Is Controlled Researchers found no evidence that reopening schools increased COVID-19 hospitalizations in the 75% of counties that had low coronavirus hospitalization rates during the summer.  REOPENING SCHOOLS FOR in-person … Continue reading

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Chicago Schools Chief: Half of Teachers Pressured by Teachers’ Union Didn’t Show up for Work

  A teacher instructs a student in third grade during summer school in Chicago, on July 2, 2003. (Tim Boyle/Getty Images) US NEWS Chicago Schools Chief: Half of Teachers Pressured by Teachers’ Union Didn’t Show up for Work BY GQ PAN  … Continue reading

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Rags to Riches: How She Became ‘The Bun Lady’

  How She Became ‘The (Very Successful) Bun Lady’ BY TATIANA MORALES MAY 18, 2005 / 2:14 PM / CBS Cordia Harrington grew up wearing hand-me-down clothes and watching her parents struggling to pay bills. A trip to a McDonald’s was … Continue reading

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School choice boosts HS grad rates, especially for minorities

Kennesaw State study: School choice boosts HS grad rates, especially for Black students An analysis from Kennesaw State University showed that high school graduation and college entrance rates rose by 20 percent under a Georgia school choice program. The results … Continue reading

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STUDY: New coronavirus variant doesn’t cause worse infections or lead to more deaths

(© Светлана Густова – stock.adobe.com) January 1, 2021Coronavirus      STUDY FINDS JAN 1, 2021 New coronavirus variant doesn’t cause worse infections or lead to more deaths, study says by Chris Melore ShareTweet LONDON — As millions prepare to receive their … Continue reading

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Virtual Games to Play in Your Elementary Classroom

erkut_34 / istock ONLINE LEARNING EDUTPOIA  Virtual Games to Play in Your Elementary Classroom From scavenger hunts to Pictionary, we’ve gathered a batch of virtual games to get students talking, laughing, and engaging with peers. By Emelina Minero December 22, 2020 … Continue reading

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Why Should We Teach Handwriting?

LEWIS UNIVERSITY FACULTY FORUM March 7, 2018 This past fall the Illinois General Assembly passed a mandate requiring public elementary schools to provide cursive instruction beginning in the 2018-2019 academic year. Some wonder why handwriting, especially given the trend in many school … Continue reading

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American Pipe Dream: Odds Of Adults Out-Earning Parents Drops Sharply, Study Finds

April 25, 2017Business, Family & Relationships, Money  Odds Of Adults Out-Earning Parents Drops Sharply, Study Finds by Daniel Steingold SHARES31ShareTweet YOUR KIDS WILL PROBABLY NOT OUT-EARN YOU STANFORD, Calif. — If Horatio Alger was still writing stories today, would his characters enjoy successful upward … Continue reading

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Pay Attention: Easily-Distracted Kindergarteners Earn Less In Adulthood, Study Finds

  (© Monkey Business – stock.adobe.com) June 20, 2019Children, Education, Money, Parenting, Success, Workplace Pay Attention: Easily-Distracted Kindergarteners Earn Less In Adulthood, Study Finds by John Anderer  STUDY FINDS ShareTweet MONTREAL — Young children around the ages of five or six are usually powder kegs of … Continue reading

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